Insects, Their Ways And Means Of Living

By Robert Evans Snodgrass

An intimate guide to the secret lives of insects. Tiny bodies, vast lessons revealed. Robert Evans Snodgrass combines scientific precision with plainspoken observation to produce an entomology reference book that reads as both laboratory account and nature essay. A rigorous scientific insect study at heart, it traces insect natural history through lucid explanations of form, habit and function, serving as an insect anatomy guide and a patient insect behaviour exploration rolled into one. Careful attention to insect adaptation topics gives readers an elegant account of how structure and ecology cohere; field guide enthusiasts will find practical reference, while teachers and parents can use it as an educational science resource or a homeschool biology supplement. The tone is instructive without dryness, the detail exacting yet human. Rooted in early 20th century science, Snodgrass's work is a classic nature study with enduring literary and historical significance, a record of observational method that informed later entomological practice. His prose keeps technical subtlety in plain sight: comparative anatomy and field observation are described with a clinician's rigour yet a narrator's eye, so that morphology and behaviour illuminate one another. Practical enough for field use yet thoughtful enough for the study table, the volume bridges amateur curiosity and academic rigour. Naturalists and amateur entomologists will find both practical guidance and textured context; students of biology gain a foundation in morphology and behaviour that complements modern texts. Collectors prize the period tone and clear exposition, a direct window into early scientific practice. For readers making a Charles Hogue comparison or assembling a study shelf, its clarity and scope reward close reading; casual readers enjoy anecdotal curiosity, collectors enjoy provenance and intellectual depth. Students of morphology and adaptation will find lucid explanations that have lost none of their instructional power; newcomers to insect natural history are given a patient guide into unfamiliar worlds. Ideal for casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354219462
• ISBN13: 9789354219467
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"